Cerkwica

Cerkwica
—  Village  —
Cerkwica
Coordinates: 54°1′N 15°7′E / 54.017°N 15.117°E / 54.017; 15.117
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Gryfice
Gmina	Karnice
Population	1,200

Cerkwica [t​͡sɛrkˈfit​͡sa] (formerly German Zirkwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Karnice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Karnice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Gryfice, and 76 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,200.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 54°1′N 15°7′E / 54.017°N 15.117°E / 54.017; 15.117